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Post by Geemer on Apr 12, 2007 14:44:02 GMT -6
Hey! What'd you wake me up for!? And who are you to control me!
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Post by Iyouboushi on Apr 13, 2007 0:27:08 GMT -6
Time to head back downstairs and see what's up.
Kia: What a handsome man you've become. Take care (have a nice day, see ya later).
Geemer is free! Time to explore the outside world. But before I do that, I should probably mention your menu. If you hit START you will be introduced to your main menu bar with four symbols. They are as follows.
ゲッズ | そうび | ステータス | スリープ
That is..
Goods | Equipment | Status | Sleep
If you click goods you will notice a message on the bottom that says "you have nothing" [なにもありません]. Clicking on Equipment you will notice on the left your level stats: Level, Max HP, Max PP, Offense, Defense, IQ, Speed. On the right, where you actually have some control, is the following (from top to bottom): Weapon (and a spot for the weapon name, currently blank), Body (a spot for the armor, currently blank), Head (again, head armor, blank), "Etc" (a spot for other stuff, blank).
Status menu isn't much different from equipment. It gives you a quick overall view of everything. It shows your current EXP and how mcuh you need before you level (NEXT). On the bottom right column is a spot for your special skill, which right now you don't have one.
Sleep mode just puts your game into sleep. I won't be using it any time during this.
With that all in mind you're probably asking yourself "okay, how do I save?" Because sleep isn't save and none of the other options have a save function. The answer? You have to find a frog. I'll get to that.
For now, though, it's time to look around outside. Let's talk to the guy (Alec).
Alec: Oooh you finally got up, huh. Come back home today. My mind will be lonely otherwise.
(This line could be read multiple ways, this is the one that makes the most sense to me. Sometimes having ONLY kana isn't a blessing because some words have many meanings and it depends on which kanji is used.)
Make your way to the far right bottom of the screen, where you will see a frog. This frog will become your friend, very quickly.
Frog [カエル]: A story extends only as far as one's memory. Remember and memories will recall each other and become memories. If you don't record your memories you will end up forgetting them. Therefore, please tell this frog your memories up until now. This is what people call "saving." Now, (hopping noise), would you like to save?
Yes or no. For now, we'll pick yes.
Frog: Be careful on your journey. Give my regards to the next frog you meet, okay?
(The word the frog tells you to use is "yoroshiku" [よろしく] which is used when introducing yourself to someone. "regards" is probably the closest translation for this context, though when you use it it's more of a "please be kind to me, and do not exclude me from your group.")
And I'm calling it a night. it's 1:30 am =P
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Post by Geemer on Apr 13, 2007 7:42:52 GMT -6
And I'm calling it a night. it's 1:30 am =P Wuss! Also, if you're acting highly illegal and using an emulator to play this game. You know who you are, criminals. *whistles innocently* I'm just gonna assume you use VisualBoy Advance 1.7.2. Here's the rundown of what I wanna say: DO NOT USE FLASH 128K (for this game.) When you use Flash 128K, it gives you an error while saving. To fix this: Click Options > Emulator > Save Type In here, make sure you have the settings "Automatic" and Flash 64K. Other games may require 128K, but those suck. I'll go look into how vba-over.ini works, so can use that if you want, later. (Or maybe not at all...)Simply use vba-over.ini If you havn't already got a vba-over.ini file in your VBA's directory, just open notepad and copy this into it. ;Mother 3 (J) [A3UJ] flashSize=65536 Then save the file in the same directory as VisualBoyAdvance.exe is in. Do this by clicking File > Save As... and then in the Filename field enter " vba-over.ini" (without the quotes), make sure to change Save as type to " All files". Then click save. Important note: You can NOT use Mother 3 savestates you made before creating/adding to vba-over.ini anymore, as those will cause VBA to ignore the vba-over.ini settings. Secondary note: This is not neccesary if you already use Flash 64K, but may come in handy if you ever get a game that requires Flash 128K, but want to keep the ability to save your game in Mother 3.
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Post by Iyouboushi on Jul 20, 2008 16:14:02 GMT -6
Very, very small update because I don't feel like doing anymore. Geemer, bored with his frog friend, decides to try to explore the whole world! However, when trying to exit via the southern route he is stopped by a strange mysterious narrator voice. "There's an ant at your feet. For now if you want to make progress, please go the other way." So Geemer, rejected, turns and walks to where he's supposed to go. He then sees KUROMA hitting a dinosaur, which falls and gets back up. KuroMa: ha ha ha ha (breathing hard) ... ah.. I'm getting tired. I've played with Drago and his friends for a long time. Geemer, you should play too. YES OR NO? -> no Could it be you don't know how to do a body blow? Drago, wait a minute. -> yes Try to do a body blow to Drago. Suddenly, Alec's voice shouts out. What does he want? You'll just have to wait and find out!! I leave with an image of Drago. Who thought it'd turn out to be a DINOSAUR???
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Post by Iyouboushi on Jul 21, 2008 14:30:13 GMT -6
Another small update because I couldn't leave you guys hanging for very long. So Alec shouted out at the boys playing with the dinosaur. ALEC: KuroMa! Geemer doesn't know how to do a body blow yet! What? How insulting! I know how to do a body blow. You just... er.. uhmm. Okay, fine. You win this time old man. ALEC: Geemer! Try to imagine a thing called a B Button! And hold and release this B button. That's how you do a "dash." If you do a dash towards Drago that's how you do a body blow! KuroMa! Show him how to do it once. KuroMa rams into Drago, who screams and falls over. Is he REALLY enjoying this?? It looks painful! ALEC: Yes! That's it! Your turn Geemer! You try to do it! Drago gets back up. He doesn't seem hurt, though I bet he dies a little inside every time one of the kids rams him. ALEC: But you can't do it with such a scared face. That goes for everything. Draw out your strength. Come on now, show some strength. Relax. Relax! Geemer holds his breath and clears his mind. He sees a B button. He holds it. He releases it. OH KAMI! WHAT HAS GEEMER DONE??
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Post by Smz on Jul 21, 2008 22:04:15 GMT -6
Oh noes! He killed Drago!
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Post by Iyouboushi on Jul 22, 2008 13:56:04 GMT -6
Geemer looks around nervously. He's going to have to get a new passport, change his name, flee town. It's not safe here, not as the murderer of Drago. Geemer is about ready to dash away when suddenly Drago gets back up and glares at Geemer. Phew. It looks like murder isn't on the list of things Geemer has done. .. Yet. Shaken, Geemer decides to calm his nerves by talking to Kuro. KUROMA: Drago likes it more the harder you hit. That's a little disturbing. But before Geemer can really reflect on that too much.....a weird cricket thing runs up. It seems to be upsetting Drago and his family. Don't you know not to upset a pair of DINOSAURS?? CRICKET: Move move move moooooveeee! The great cricket is coming through. I heard fighting and couldn't keep silent! I'll fight someone anywhere, any time! If you get in my way I'll make you pay! The cricket means business! An actual BATTLE starts! Time to explain the battle menu. At the top you see four symbols: a music note, a box, a plus and an arrow. They read: music note: たたく box: グッズ plus sign: ガード arrow: にげる In English: the music note means 'fight', the box means 'item', the plus sign means 'guard' and the arrow means 'run away' Anyway, Geemer is on the verge of becoming a murderer. There's no way he'll run away from a stupid little cricket. Time to squash it! Oh and Kuro helps too. But we all know Geemer could have done it without his help. The cricket, dazed and confused, gets back up and starts rambling on. CRICKET: Wow you guys have more bones that I expected. I'll fight you any time. Next time we meet will be at "Cricket Hole!" I'm looking forward to it! .... brother. All right! Geemer already has an arch nemesis and it's not even lunch-time yet!
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